Lighting Cue Synchronization for Immersive Media Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital content delivery systems fail to effectively combine and synchronize primary content with supplemental information to control environmental factors, such as lighting, to enhance the viewer's immersive experience.
Innovation Solution
A processor-implemented method and system that receives and decodes raw lighting information to generate supplemental information, associating it with primary content to create synchronized command signals for lighting systems, allowing for real-time or delayed synchronization of lighting cues with the primary content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If digital content is delivered with supplemental information to control environmental factors, then the immersive viewing experience is enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the delivery of primary content and supplemental information into distinct data streams. The supplemental information is encoded independently and can be processed separately, allowing the complex functionality to be divided into manageable components that can be implemented and maintained independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary components including a coding engine that processes raw lighting information into standardized supplemental information, and a synchronization engine that acts as a mediator between the content delivery and lighting control systems. These intermediaries absorb complexity while providing standardized interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If supplemental information is synchronized with primary content, then audience engagement is enhanced, but the processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The supplemental information is pre-encoded during content creation, with lighting cues and synchronization data prepared in advance. This preliminary processing allows the supplemental information to be delivered efficiently without requiring intensive real-time processing at the playback location.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses standardized encoding formats that create efficient representations of the supplemental information. By copying and transmitting only the essential synchronization data rather than full lighting control sequences, processing requirements are significantly reduced while maintaining synchronization accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If lighting systems are integrated with content delivery, then the immersive experience is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supplemental information format is designed to be universal, capable of controlling various types of lighting systems through standardized protocols. This multi-functionality allows a single content delivery system to work with different lighting devices without requiring device-specific complex integration logic.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, a processor implemented method is provided. The processor-implemented method includes receiving raw lighting information corresponding to one or more lighting events that occur during the creation of primary content, during association of supplemental effects on the primary content, or both. The processor-implemented method also includes decoding the raw lighting information to generate supplemental information. The supplemental information corresponds to one or more lighting cues. The processor-implemented method also includes associating the supplemental information with the primary content by linking each of the one or more lighting cues to each of the one or more lighting events.